Remembering Ang Tshiring Sherpa 1964-2019 One side effect of the silent skies over past months, other than tipping tourism and aviation into freefall, is that Nepal’s air safety record is greatly improved. Last week marked the sombre anniversary of the Thai International crash in heavy monsoon rains 28 years ago which took…
Whether it exists or not, this mythical monster of Himalayan folklore is Nepal’s top tourist attraction Great grey clouds steal the light and weigh down the sky — no chance of glimpsing any passing comet or rising moon. Relentless rain fills the days, quieting the birds and hammering the plastic…
The dusty overland vans were parked between rickshaws, tiger taxis, lounging bulls and grazing goats Perhaps it’s the reflective, introspective mood brought on by the lockdown, or the re-examination of history as we seek to define Nepal’s border limits, but the media has recently seen considerable nostalgic chatter about the…
From a life of Himalayan white water rafting, to motors, music and movies “Oh dear, look what happened to my pants!” We pulled onto the beach and Bill clambered out of the big rubber raft having just emerged from one of the more impressive rapids on Nepal’s Trisuli River. The…
Nature is settling into the hollow spaces of the lockdown No-one forgets there is a lockdown going on, but you could be forgiven for believing the Valley is a beyul cloaked in emerald, a sanctuary freshly washed with unseasonal downpours, the air unusually pristine and clement. No-one forgets that the process of unlocking might…